After ending this battle of focus, not only Lin Tian found his feel again, but also officially returned to his peak and perfect state, and even the entire Pacers team found a very good feeling!

After defeating the Spurs, the Pacers took out the Mavericks and Rockets in Texas in a row, and then went to the Northwest Division to clean up the Nuggets, Jazz, and Supersonic Timberwolves!

This wave can be called the devil's schedule of the West's seven-game consecutive visitors, but the Pacers are invincible, getting a ferocious 7-game winning streak!

The gold content of this wave of winning streak is too high!

After all, in addition to the league's No. 1 Spurs, there are also the Jazz, the Hypersonics, the Rockets, and the Timberwolves, who are fourth to seventh in the West!

The Pacers' wave of road trips can be regarded as beating most of the teams at the Western Conference playoff level! If this has no gold content, then I really don't know what is a gold streak!

At the same time, in this 7-game winning streak, Lin Tian's state finally returned to a large extent, he averaged 29.3 points, 10.0 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 steals with a shooting rate of 47%+39%+88% per game, and won the league's Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks!

In addition, Carter, who averaged only 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game in the first month, has greatly improved his self-confidence in this wave of consecutive wins, and his data has naturally improved significantly, and he can score 15+3+3 data in each of these 7 games.

Not only has it become the most reliable point on the Pacers' bench, but it has also risen rapidly in the ranking of the best sixth man prediction!

It's a pity that Lewis and Ellington haven't been able to adapt to the NBA game for the time being, and this season, the two of them may be difficult to squeeze into the Walkers' rotation.

After this long road trip, the Pacers can finally return to Indiana and have a good rest, but when it comes to rest, the Pacers actually only have two days, and Lin Tian and Carter can't rest at all.

Because the staff of AND 1 is here!

Speaking of which, it wasn't until Carter attended the AND 1 meeting with him that Lin Tiancai found out that this guy didn't know when he also signed a AND 1 contract!

However, he obviously did not have Lin Tian's treatment, and he did not get the treatment of exclusive signature shoes the first time he entered this brand, and what he is wearing on his feet now is Lin Tian's signature shoes.

"No, boss, I play in your sneakers every day, and you don't even notice it?" Carter looked very aggrieved at this moment, looking like I was lighting my heart on the moon, but the moon was shining on the ditch.

"Who's idle and nothing, go and see the men's sneakers." Lin Tian rolled his eyes, then looked at Austin, the person in charge of AND1 who came to the scene today, and said, "Who else is coming today?" ”

Lin Tian and Carter are in a temporary advertising shooting base set up by AND1 at this time, and there are nearly 100 staff here, and you are very chaotic, but it can also be seen that this studio has almost been built.

"And a few more!" Austin is now full of red and happy, obviously having a very good life in the past few years: "But I really didn't expect that the two people with the biggest brands actually came the earliest!" ”

"Our home field, it's okay to be idle." As soon as Lin Tian heard that he still had to wait for someone, he found a recliner and lay down there, waiting for the staff to make all kinds of preparations there.

In fact, since Lin Tian joined AND1, AND1, which was already on the rise, was out of control, not only the sales of sneakers were hot, almost all kinds of peripherals were sold, and the market value also rose wildly, and they really went out of the United States and went to the world, especially Asia!

Although it is still not comparable to brands such as Nike and Adidas in North America and Europe, sales in Asia have begun to compete with senior brands such as Nike and Adidas.

And if you don't count the total amount and only look at the sales of a single sneaker, Lin Tian's signature sneakers have occupied the top position in sneaker sales in many countries and regions!

So, after analyzing their own business conditions and today's brand environment, Austin and the other three people agreed that if AND1 wants to go further, there is only one way to go, expansion!

Not only to expand the production line and increase the output of products, but also to sign more players and expand the influence of the brand! Lin Tian alone is really not enough!

Of course, the expansion of AND1 is not a brainless and unplanned expansion, and they are very cautious in the selection of signatories, and they will not choose those guys who do not match the tone of the brand.

For example, Duncan, unless this guy is stationed in AND1 for free, otherwise Austin they are afraid that they are not willing to spend a dime for this guy!

And their target, of course, is those players who have a gorgeous and chic style of play and are biased towards the streets!

So in the past few years, AND1 has also gone out and signed a lot of players who match the brand image very well, and their targets are not only NBA players, but also those well-known street stars!

In a short period of time, AND1 not only signed several well-known NBA players, but also almost monopolized the streetball market, and almost all of the most popular and powerful players on the streets in the United States are AND1's players.

Looking at Austin's meaning, many of the people who came to the scene today are ruthless street people who are unruly, arrogant, and start beating people if they don't agree with each other, and a few crazy people may still carry guns, powder and other contraband!

When I thought of this, Lin Tian was actually a little excited!

Ever since he was reborn, he's been longing for something from traditional fantasy.

Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, pretending to be forced to slap his face, the little minion thinks he stepped forward to provoke and then was knocked over by his three punches and two feet, or the kind of low-key smile that he didn't say a word but was mocked and sarcastic, and finally he didn't have to do anything and suddenly came to show up in front of people, and the spirit of the king shot away, and the whole audience trembled and just wanted to kneel down and call Dad.

Tsk tsk, which man can't help but have a soft spot for this kind of scene, and he is looking forward to it!

I hope that among those streetball players who came today, there are a few guys who are not clear in their brains and can't figure out their own strength and position to take the initiative to provoke!

Lin Tian even thought about it, and I, Lin Daguan, didn't take action personally! Let Carter do it first, and the provocative people who fight alone are looking for teeth all over the ground, and then Austin came forward to say, dare to offend our God of Wealth? It's good, you're fired! Get the money and get out!

I, Lin Daguan, just lie here motionless, waiting for you to cry and apologize to me!

Beautiful!

Lin Tian was pretending to sleep with his eyes half-closed, when he suddenly heard Austin's voice: "Hi Jason, long time no see, you're here!" ”

Here it comes!

Lin Tian opened his eyes to see which Jason it was, and then he saw a white player who was unruly and had Lao Tzu No. 1 in the world written all over his face, you are all garbage, and had multiple tattoos all over his body.

"Lin! Long time no see! Why haven't you been to Locke for two years! "The person who came is the seventh pick this year, Lin Tian's hardcore fan brother, known as Jason Williams, who would rather play as a substitute for the rest of his life and want to go to the Pacers to fight side by side with Lin Tian!

Also the Pacers' opponent for the next game, the Kings are now the starting point guard.

"How was it in Sacramento?" Lin Tian stood up and hugged Williams, but he was still a little disappointed.

Williams is unruly, arrogant, and arrogant, but he will definitely not argue with Lin Tian! Do you know what a hardcore fan is?

This kid is here, I'm afraid Carter doesn't have to make a move, he can crush all the streetball players who want to stir up trouble!

"Very nice! The coach there gave me a lot of freedom and I had a lot of fun playing! I can unleash all my talent on the NBA court! It's like a dream! Williams looked at Lin Tiandao excitedly: "If it weren't for you, I would definitely not have this day!" ”

As soon as he exchanged a few polite words with Williams, Austin led another person over, also an old acquaintance.

"Lin! Why haven't you been to Locke lately? The fans there are waiting for you! "Nicknamed 'New York Street Ball King', 'Jumping Soul', 'Skip To My Lou', Ralph Alston was taken by the Bucks with the 39th pick in the second round this year!

Although Alston was selected by the Bucks this year, because of the NBA shutdown, he did not choose to wait for the call of the Bucks, but turned around and joined the Continental League abbreviated as the CBA, where he played and ate.

That league is completely incomparable with the NBA in terms of scale, management and strength, so when the team's star Alston asked for leave to shoot an advertisement, the team over there naturally hurriedly released people and didn't dare to say a word.

They are also counting on Alstom's 'Street Ball King' name to help them sell them a few more tickets!

Well, well, this is also a fan brother of Lin Tian, after all, he has been subdued.

"I've been busy lately, maybe we can play together at the AND 1 MixTape tour this summer?" Lin Tian smiled and slapped Alstom's hands, and was also casually polite.

The so-called AND 1 MixTape tour is a city tour organized by AND1 for its own market. They play streetball games in more than 20 cities across the United States from June to September every year, attracting the top streetball players in the United States and many NBA players who are keen on the streets.

Aaron Iverson, Steve Francis, Steve Marbury, Jamal Tinsley, Sebastian Telfer and others have all played in this league!

With the blessing of top streetball stars and NBA players, this tournament, which has only been played for 2 years, has become the largest street tour in the United States, and it is the dream and the highest stage for every street player!

"That's great!" Alston said excitedly: "I've always dreamed of fighting side by side with you again!" I'm really looking forward to unleashing all of my talent in the NBA! It's like a dream! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have this day! ”

Hearing this, he was familiar with it!

When did Alston and Williams get to such a tacit understanding?

But this time, I'm afraid that even Williams doesn't have to make a move, Alston is enough to teach all the street players who want to stir up trouble for a while.

'Street Ball King' is kidding you?

"Larry, you're too late, hurry up and get in!" Austin's voice came again, and Lin Tian squinted his eyes and saw a face he didn't recognize at all.

But you can see it...... It's the standard three-piece set for black Americans: big gold chains, a face full of rebellion, and tattoos.

This guy is always a guy who sees the ceiling with his eyes and wants to stir up trouble!

"Lin! I've always been a fan of yours! Introduce yourself, I'm Larry Williams, nicknamed 'The Bone Collector'! "When Larry Williams saw Lin Tian, how could he have the arrogance he usually had on the street court? He couldn't wait to take out all the bones he had collected and offer them to Lin Tian!

This guy now looks like he is in his teens, and he is not obvious in the streetball circle for the time being, but in a few years, he will become a famous figure in the entire American streetball circle, and will become one of the four major myths of the American streetball circle, along with 'The Professor', 'Hot Sauce' and 'Silk'.

"If it weren't for you, I would never have been able to unleash my talent in the AND 1 MixTape tour! It's impossible to get it all! It's like a dream! Williams looked at Lin Tiandao excitedly: "If it weren't for you, I would definitely not have this day!" ”

Yes, yes, the three of you have exactly the same lines.

Lin Tian didn't have any expectations at this time, he felt that these sub-street players were really real!

Today, if you want to shut up, smile, pretend to be forced, and then appear in front of people and explode the spirit of the king, it seems that there is no chance.

I just don't know, this Alstom and the Bone Collector are here, will the other three of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Street Ball Circle ......

Will come!

Because it didn't take long for Philip Chapuan, nicknamed 'Hot Sauce', and Andre Poole, nicknamed 'Silk', to walk in together, and then the two of them had their lines......

It's just like the previous few people!

You inspire me! You gave us a chance!

If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be anything!

Lin Tian was a little stunned!

I'm a big official...... Is it so great?

In addition to comforting the soul and body of a young girl, can I comfort so many young and middle-aged men?

Lin Tian's question was answered by Austin.

The answer is very simple - because of you, we have money, we have money, we can hold competitions, we can make these street guys stars!

Of course they are grateful, and of course they know that without you, they can only continue to be in the slums, on the streets, with powder, leaves, ice, gambling, guns, gangs... Those things are mixed up and just live like this for the rest of their lives.

And now, they even have their own sneakers!

And this is not thanks to you, who are they thankful for?

Lin Tian's appearance, Lin Tian's contract with AND1, and the big sale of Lin Tian's sneakers gave them a chance and gave them everything!

However, after the silk and hot sauce arrived, Austin also said that the people who were going to come today had arrived.

The four kings of streetball have not gathered in the end.

Lin Tian thought about it for a while, the last 'professor' seems to be a post-85 generation, and now he is practicing his basic skills on the basketball court in the block, looking forward to becoming a star one day!

But now this lineup can be regarded as huge! A top NBA star, two top-10 lottery rookies, a 2-round pick waiting for the signs and a couple of top stars from the streetball scene.

This advertisement that AND1 will shoot in a while can be regarded as an elite gathering!

"Everyone is together, let me tell you about the content of our advertisement." Austin cleared his throat and said, "It's actually very simple, it's just a game, everybody wears our sneakers, and then ......."

Austin said as he pulled several pairs of sneakers out of the box.

One of them is the third generation of the Lin Tian exclusive signature shoe series that has already been released and has sold very well.

The other pairs are the main products of this advertisement, and they are also the new sneakers of AND1 this year! At the same time, it will also be a generic product for the rest of the people except Lin Tian before they have their own exclusive signature shoes.

"These shoes are called Wind Thunder! It's our newest product, and although there are some differences in each pair, the overall design philosophy is the same! ”

"With its patent-leather reflective material, contrasting color scheme, and our street graffiti on the side of the shoe, this shoe is definitely a big seller, it represents the most flamboyant, the most fanatical and avant-garde street culture!"

"After the launch of this shoe, our sneaker sales will definitely reach a new high, and your popularity and income will definitely increase! These shoes are called Wind Thunder X, Wind Thunder Z, and Wind Thunder 1.0! ”

"The technology system and details contained in them are specially modulated according to your foot shape, playing style, height and weight and other parameters, you have tried it before, now you can put on the shoes first, try the feeling."

As soon as they heard Austin's words, Carter and the others immediately stepped forward to get their shoes, they obviously knew which pair of shoes they were, so there was no scramble.

Carter took the X, Williams and Alston took the Z, and the other three streetballers took the 1.0 series.

Several people put on their own sneakers, and then couldn't wait to do some running and jumping, starting and stopping on the spot, to feel if the shoes are really suitable for themselves.

After all, although there have been many run-ins and discussions before, it is the first time to wear it on your feet.

Although Lin Tian also took the pair of his third-generation combat boots, he just put them on, and he didn't keep trying them on there, after all, he had been playing in these shoes for a long time, and he was very familiar with them for a long time.

However, the name of the sneaker 'Wind Thunder' and the few people next to him kept running and jumping in place, and the sound of 'squirming, squirming' between the sneakers and the wooden floor reminded Lin Tian of a very classic advertisement.

Or, copy one?

Just as Lin Tian was thinking, Austin had already smiled and said, "So, let's get familiar with the lines in the end, and then start shooting, how about it?" ”

"I think we can shoot differently." Lin Tian suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Austin, with all due respect, your advertising creativity is not worthy of our sneakers, your creativity is really bad!" ”

"Uh...... But we finally got together, and if we change the script again and think creatively, I'm afraid it's too late! ”

Austin was a little embarrassed, but because it was Lin Tian who spoke, he couldn't refute it directly.

After all, before filming, his copywriting had already been sent to everyone. At that time, you didn't give an opinion, but you went to the scene to give an opinion? Anyone else who says that, Austin will tell him to shut up!

But Lin Tian.

Can you coax or coax, this is my father!

"I have an idea, you can listen to it, if you don't like it, let's follow the previous one." Of course, Lin Tian knew what Austin was thinking, and said with a smile: "This advertisement, let's not have lines, no plot, and no background music." ”

"Or rather, the background music is the sound of our play! That's what inspired me when a few of them tried on sneakers! Our background music is the sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor, the sound of dribbling, the sound of a basketball shooting close to the hoop and passing by the net! ”

"As for the content of the advertisement, each of us shows off our dribbling separately, showing off what we are best at, and then we have some combination skills, such as air relays, wonderful passes to each other, and the cooperation between the two to show off their skills."

"At most, add some panting sounds, nothing else, and then the color scheme can also be black and white dim, only the sneakers and basketball are color, so that our sneakers can be more perfectly displayed!"

"Finally, it's up to you guys to edit and do post, make the sound of the basketball and sneakers more rhythmic, more like a dance music, and make us look like we're not playing but dancing! The rhythm can also go from soothing to fast, which makes people listen to it more and more, and that's probably the feeling, can you understand? ”

"I think it's cool!" Carter was the first to say, "But I'm not as good as you guys on the dribble, can I dunk?" ”

"Then I'll pass you the ball! I can do some fancy dribbling first, and then give you an aerial relay with an elbow pass created by a forest! "Williams is coming in too!

"I'm the best at dribbling!" Alstom smiled and said, "I can transport it all day without repeating it!" ”

"Can I show off the trick I just created, 'Wind and Fire Meteor'?" Hot sauce is also a look of anticipation!

"The two of us have a really cool set of two ways to practice the ball sense, and I think it's super handsome!" Bone collectors and silk also nodded in support.

Austin saw that this group of players rejected his script without even thinking about it, and they were all very interested in Lin Tian's idea, as one of the three bosses of the brand, where did he receive this kind of treatment like a collective rebellion?

Austin immediately clapped his hands and called the director, post-production, cinematographer and others standing next to him: "Just follow Lin's idea just now!" You're experts at pacing or something, you're going to get it done! ”

Well, as the boss, Austin's choice is to mingle with his employees and reach a consensus as soon as possible!

As long as Lin Tian is happy, isn't it just a change of advertising copy?

No problem at all!

And the director and the staff over there discussed it, and they all felt that this idea had a head!

So it took everyone less than 5 minutes to hit it off and start shooting commercials!

However, compared to Austin, he is still a little uneasy, worried that the effect may not be good, Lin Tian is full of confidence in this advertisement!

He blatantly plagiarized Nike's classic advertisement that became popular all over the world 3 years later, and was still watched over and over again 20 years later!

"Hip-hop Wind and Thunder"!

This advertisement is definitely the enlightenment of countless people for street basketball, cool dribbling, crisp background sound, chic rhythm, black and white color scheme, anyone who likes to play basketball will immediately rise to a desire to rush to the basketball court to play basketball when they see this advertisement!

Well, of course, I want to imitate the signature moves of the stars inside!

Lin Tian showed off the dribble there, listened to the praise of several directors and staff of AND1, said that he was a genius, and said that he would sign him under the advertisement.

After copying this advertisement, which is almost certain to become a global hit, Lin Tian also easily achieved one of the necessary achievements of another reborn.

The achievement of 'Copying Gong' has been achieved!

However, although Lin Tian said it was simple and the ideas provided sounded not difficult, the commercial was still filmed for almost a whole day.

After all, Lin Tian doesn't understand more details, he is only responsible for putting forward ideas, and the rest has to be run-in, trying and thinking about the rest by the director team.

So, after everyone left an unknown amount of material, it wasn't until the early hours of the morning that the director team was finally satisfied, convinced that there would be no more problems, and waved their hands to say that you can disband!

An advertisement, filmed for more than ten hours, Lin Tian and the others were not light, originally made an appointment to find a place to have a good time, a group of people were also out of interest at this time, especially Lin Tian felt that filming advertisements was really more tiring than playing ball, and he would never engage in this kind of thing again.

I'm so tired!

The day after filming the commercial, the Pacers played the Kings at home against the bottom-of-the-West Kings!

The original Kings could have ushered in a wave of take-off this season!

They got Webber and Divac in the offseason, Williams was drafted, Peja Stojakovic, the team's shooter in '96, and even the head coach became Rick Adelman, and the world-famous Princeton system has taken shape.

But the problem is that nothing else has changed this year, except that the team boss Chris Webber did not join the team, but went to Cleveland to form a meat bullet chariot group.

Therefore, without the absolute core and the fundamentals of the lineup, although this year's Kings began to play Princeton, their record still did not improve.

They are still waiting for the best big forward for them!

So this matchup with the Kings didn't make any waves, and the Pacers easily won the Kings and brought their winning streak to 8 games!

Then, back to back, they waited at home for the Wizards, who had plummeted and finished 12th in the East.

But in such a game that seemed to be secure, the Pacers capsized in the gutter, failed to win, and were stolen by the Wizards with a victory, and their winning streak stopped at 8!

Fortunately, they quickly adjusted the team's form, and then ushered in another wave of winning streaks, until March 31, the Pacers won 12 games this month, losing only two!

This 12-2 record also brought the Pacers' overall record to 26-8, successfully surpassing the Knicks in terms of record!

In addition, when the time came on April 1, the Pacers also ushered in the big gift again.

Vince Carter, who averaged 15.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, also won the Rookie of the Month award in March!

Today's Rookie of the Month is chosen by the East and West together, and it is the only one in the entire league! There is no objective reason such as being strong in the east and weak in the west, and there is no such thing as being easier to win awards in a weak division!

Absolutely golden!

Absolute No. 1 rookie in the league of the month!

Relying on this month's Rookie of the Month award, Carter also successfully surpassed the Celtics' Paul Pierce on the rookie list and became the first on the rookie list!

In addition to Carter becoming the first rookie list, Lin Tian, who averaged 28.1 points, 10.3 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game with 46%, 39%, and 83% shooting rates this month, and led the team to the league's No. 1 record in the same period, successfully won the Player of the Month of the month!

Again, it's the only one in the whole alliance!

In addition, so far this season, Lin Tian has averaged 26.7 points per game, and relying on the advantage of appearances and total points, he successfully surpassed Allen Iverson, who averaged 26.7 points per game, and ranked second on the scoring list!

For the time being, Lin Tian is behind the first place, with Michael Jordan, who averages 28.2 points per game, 1.5 points!

With about 15 games left in the regular season, Lin Tian only needs to score about 25 points more than Jordan in the remaining games to overtake Jordan and become the scoring champion this season!

In addition, Lin Tian's current average of 10.3 assists per game also ranks second on the assist list, only 0.3 times behind the first Jason Kidd! Although he only ranks third in the league in 2.4 steals per game, Kendall Gill, who ranks first, only averages 2.7 per game!

In other words, if Lin Tian maintains his high standard in the last month of the season, he will likely become the scoring, steal and assist king of the season at the same time!

If you can win these three titles at the same time in one season, then Lin Tian's MVP this year will definitely have no suspense!

In particular, Lin Tian has relied on this month's best player to successfully surpass Jordan and climb to the top of the MVP list again, becoming the most likely and most promising person to win this season's MVP at this stage!

The next thing Lin Tian has to do is to keep it!

Keep up the record, and keep the data!

In the blink of an eye, the two-month regular season has been played, and this extraordinarily short regular season has only one month and a few days left in the blink of an eye.

And the trade deadline has passed quietly, although this season is very short, but in the season, in fact, there are a lot of shock-level trades happening!

For example, the Lakers are getting better and better because of Kobe, and he and Eddie Jones are more suitable for playing the No. 2 position because of their size, and the effect of the two being on the floor at the same time is not good, and the Lakers must make a 2-choice 1 decision at this time!

Then, the Lakers did not hesitate to choose Kobe Bryant, who is younger and has a higher ceiling!

It's a result that hardly takes any thought away!

What needs to be thought about is who the Lakers can get with Jones!

In the end, after layers of negotiations, the Lakers sent Eddie Jones to Charlotte in exchange for a serious small forward who was once a member of the league's second team and a three-point king, and who once single-handedly led the team to the second round: Glenn Rice!

This deal, for the Lakers, is definitely a roster upgrade! Compared with Kobe Bryant and Jones, who are larger in size, better in projection, and more compatible in style, they are also considered by many to be the best 2-3 position combination in the league today!

At the same time, the Lakers also fired their head coach Harris and brought on former assistant coach Kurt Rambis.

But everyone also knows that Rambis is an interim manager!

The Lakers will definitely choose a good choice in the coaching market this summer!

And because the relationship between Jenny Buss and Phil Jackson was exposed, many people think that Jackson, the five-time head coach, will come out again after a year of recuperation to coach the Lakers!

Also, because Marbury couldn't stand the bitter cold of Minnesota and couldn't get used to seeing the team give Garnett a super contract, but he hesitated to renew his contract, he angrily applied for a trade!

Although the Knicks failed to accept Marbury due to salary space and other issues, under Falke's means, Marbury came to the New York suburbs as he wished: the New Jersey Nets!

In Lin Tian's memory, this transaction can be regarded as the last highlight of Falke's agent career, and from then on, Falke will quickly leave the mainstream vision of the league, and finally disappear quickly.

But this time, because Jordan is still in the league, the time for Falke to leave the league may be postponed for a few more years.

But that's all, when Jordan officially retires, the NBA management and management, who have long been unbearable with Falck, will definitely sweep this lawless guy out of the house.

Aside from these two shock-level trades, none of the other teams in the league have made any major trades, and they have all focused on minor repairs.

After all, the season is incomparably short, the training camp is only 5 days, the team lacks run-in, and the teams in the league are already chaotic enough, unless the team is already in turmoil, falling apart, or the benefits are too big to refuse, otherwise the teams don't want to make any big deals in this chaotic season.

Staying consistent and waiting for next season is the core idea of most teams these days!

At the same time, it is worth mentioning that also because of the shortened season, many players indulged themselves too much in the offseason, resulting in a significant decline in their form and physical sensations, and then followed by a large-scale injury attack!

All teams have been plagued by injuries to a greater or lesser extent this season, with top players in the league such as Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill and Shaq O'Neal all suffering injuries.

And the worst is definitely the Cavaliers and the SuperSonics.

The SuperSonics' Vin Baker was one of the league's top interior players last season, averaging 19+8 per game in 82 games per game, and was the team's leading scorer.

This season, Wen Baker has gained more than 20 kilograms, his average data has dropped to only 13 points and 6 rebounds per game, and he also sprained his knee in a game at the end of March, which will be directly reimbursed for the season!

With his season reimbursement, the season of the SuperSonics can almost be declared over in advance!

And for hypersound, the only thing that can make them less painful is probably that they can gloat!

The chips they used to trade for Wen Baker, that is, Kemp, who has also increased his weight to a very outrageous number this season, while his average data has also dropped to 15 points and 7 rebounds per game, in addition, he has played 2 more games than Baker, and then he is also reimbursed for the season!

As for the last of the three fallen fat brothers, Webb only averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds per game this season, and he only played 33 games, and he was reimbursed for the season early because of an ankle injury!

Three major inside lines, and at the same time, the state decline due to obesity will be reimbursed for the season!

The SuperSonics and Cavaliers are definitely two of the worst teams this season.

For the teams, the arrival of the season in April means that they will start the final sprint towards their goals for the season!

Because the schedule is too short, the ranking between the east and west is actually not opened at all!

For example, the Pacers, who are first in the East, are 2 games ahead of the Hawks who are fourth in the East, and they are only 5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks who are eighth! If they accidentally lose a few more games, it is very possible to fall directly from first to eighth!

Therefore, in the last month of the season, as long as the team is willing to do something in the playoffs, their players will definitely give all their strength to play well in this last month!

In addition, those experts in the league can be said to have calculated that the games in the early part of the season will be a little bad, and the performance of the players is likely to be very poor, so when they arrange the games, they have scheduled many exciting and long-awaited games to April!

This way, fans will be able to enjoy a number of exciting and powerful conversations as the playoffs get to begin! And because of the particularity of this season, even at the end of the season, these top matchups will basically be real matchups!

This kind of matchup arrangement can effectively stir up the heat and attention of the game before the playoffs, so that fans have more hope and more expectations for the next playoffs!

For example, the Pacers' first game in April will be at home against the New York Knicks, who have just been overtaken by them and pressed in second place in the East!

This game is definitely one of the two most watched regular season games of the season!

Well, the other game was in mid-April, at Madison Square Garden, where the Pacers took on the Knicks on the road!

Again, these two teams.

This can't be helped, after all, everyone knows why Jordan went to the Knicks this season, and what his biggest purpose is for the Knicks.

Defeat the Pacers, defeat Lin Tian, and avenge last season's arrow!

After all, in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the Bulls and the Pacers fought seven bloody games, and the two sides played an earth-shattering game!

Many fans even call this round of the Eastern Conference Finals the best series in NBA history!

In the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, the Pacers swept the Knicks, although the score seemed to be 4:0, but everyone also knew that Ewing's injury in this round was too serious, which caused the Knicks to lose the game almost without resistance.

But in Game 4, when Ewing was out of injury trouble, the Knicks were not much worse than the Pacers!

So this season, when the Knicks added Jordan?

When the teams and individuals who caused the Pacers the most trouble in the playoffs last year teamed up, could they stop the Pacers from defending their title this season?

(End of chapter)